John and Jacquie Romano, both cystic fibrosis sufferers, poses for a photo in their Waterdown, Ont., home on Friday, Nov. 27, 2002. While both suffer with cystic fibrosis. Jacquie Romano also carries the bacteria burkholderia cepacia, which can be fatal to other CF sufferers, but is harmless to the average person. (CP PHOTO/Sheryl Nadler)